The Full Moon
ALBEMARLE, N. C., FEBRUARY 14, 1941
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THEY MEET CONCORD TONIGHT
THIS YEAR AS USUAL there
were boners on all of the exams.
Here are a few typical ones:
Physics—
What is one thing that can be
done to eliminate friction? An
swer: Put on the brakes.
What member of the Supreme
Court is an immigrant? (Correct
answer: Felix Frankfuter). Stu
dent’s answer; Frank Flutter.
English—
“That men may rise on stepping
stones of their dead bodies.”—Ten-
Chawcer—Chaucer.
Billywolf—Beowulf.
Shakesphere—Shakespeare.
Bookkeeping—
“Two hundred and eighty-six col
lars”, instead of “dollars”.
HERE’S QUITE A COINCI
DENCE—
If you look at the rental page in
Jimmy Smith’s English book, you’ll
find the renters’ names are Glenn
Smith, Hilda Smith, Charles Hes
ter Smith and Jimmy Smith. None
of them are related!
OVERHEARD:
Miss Hege: “Mazelle, what is
the story American, Sir about?
Mazelle Holt: “It is about the
F. B. I.”
Miss Polston: “Herbert, what
' was one of the most important uni
versities of the medieval times?
When we hear its name we think
of sausage.”
Herbert M.: “Oh, I know now.
It’s Vienna.”
Miss Polston: “No, you’re
wrong. It is Bologna.”
Miss Hall: “When the govern-
I ment wants to put a highway
I through a man’s farm, the farmer
1 cannot do anything about it. What
, is this called?”
Laverne R.: “Highway rob-
Truett S. (in economics class) :
, “What good does gold do us when
they put it in the ground?”
I Ramelle M.: “It makes the
ground rich.”
SEEN HERE AND THERE:
i Miss Hooker at the skating rink.
By the way—she didn’t even fall.
(Could she have been holding to
the rail?)
Bob F. and Helen C. standing
against the building. (You’ll at
■ least take a Chance, won’t you,
Bob?)
Eris Crisco sitting on the
; waste can talking to Herbert M.
(After all, who would’t fall for a
J good-looking boy from out of
( DOES ANYBODY KNOW why
Mr. Morris came to school the other
1 day with such a broad grin on his
I face? It couldn’t be because he
t has a new daughter, could it?
] SAYINGS ABOUT LAUGH-
' TER:
Laughter makes good blood —
i Italian.
The loud laugh bespeaks the va-
* cant mind—English.
He is not laughed at who laughs
at himself first—English.
^ He that laughs at his jokes spoils
Sthe sport o’ it—Scotch.
A laugh is worth a hundred
groans in any market—B. Frank-
I lin.
The laughter of the cottage is
most hearty—Latin.
S A laugh costs too much if it is
' bought at the expense of propriety
y —Quintillian.
P Men show their character in
nothing more than what they think
laughable—Goethe.
A good laugh is sunshine in a
J house—Thackeray.
row, left to right: Ann
rothy Parker, guard; Hallie ]
ont row, left to right: Gra
l.ell, forward; Helen Chance,
ird; Ramelle Lowder,
orward; Lee Gilliam,
rard; Gatha Sell., for«
Girls Practice
Baton Twirling
Great promise is being shown by
the girls trying out for drum ma
jorettes under the supervision of
Mr. Isley and Miss Holt, according
to a statement made by Mr. Isley
recently. , •
Daily practices are bemg held in
the old gymnasium. The girls are
taught strutting and tumbling by
Miss Holt. Mr. Isley said he would
teach them how to twirl the baton.
Baton practice will not start for
several weeks yet.
Twenty-four girls, all Ireshmen
and sophomores, have been coming
to the daily practices. Mr. Isley
said he would like as many as pos
sible to try out.
The following girls are trying
Betty Cooper, Helen Dennis,
Ruby Bowers, Virginia Harris,
Louise Shankle, Rose Furr, Edith
Burris, Imelda Blackwell, Fay Cur-
lee, Jean Beal, Helen Lowder, Ha
zel Ray, Josephine Cox, Christine
Cox, Eris Criscoe, Marie Herlocker,
Lant Burris, Mary Jo Baker, Ed-
dus Hathcock, Florence Troutman,
Betty Jo Morton, and Keba
Chance.
The March of Dimes campaign
ended in Albemarle high school on
Monday morning with a total ot
$5.70 collected for the fund.
A.H.S. Choral Group
Attend Music Clinic
Sixteen students from the choral
group of A. H. S. attended a dis
trict clinic held in the music build
ing of Boyden high school in Salis
bury last Saturday.
These students were members of
the district chorus, consisting of
sixty voices chosen from the vari
ous schools in the district: Cabar
rus, Davidson, Ardell, Mecklen
burg, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly
and Union counties.
This united chorus of sixty voices
was directed by W. P. Twaddell,
director of music of Durham City
Schools and president of the N. C.
Chorus Association.
The idea of the clinic is a new
one, the purpose to instruct stu
dents rather than have the schools
compete against each other.
Before going to Salisbury, the
A. H. S. choral group under the
direction of Mr. Fry learned the
following program of four songs:
“Jesu—Word of the Incarnate”
-Mozart.
“Now Let Every Tongue Adore
Thee” (from “Cantata, ‘Sleepers
Awake’!”)—Bach.
“To Thee, 0 Country” — Eich-
burg.
“Minka”—Russian Folk Song.
Students who went to Salisbury
-e Margaret Nisbet, Catherine
Whiteley, Viola Hudson, W’illie
Students Study
AHS Constitution
Many of the students in high
school did not know the real name
of the Student Council—“Student
Participation Organization” — it
was revealed when each homeroom
representative to the student coun
cil read the constitution to his
homeroom recently during activity
period.
It was also brought out that
every student in high school is a
real member of the student coun
cil, not just the representatives.
The students in the council are
only representatives of the student
body. Any student in high school
may give suggestions through this
representative.
Another fact that has been over
looked is that an amendment may
not be made to the constitution un
less a two-thirds majority votes
for it.
Any argument that may come
up about the school will be settled
by the officers of the council and
the faculty advisors.
Frances Efird, Charles Whiteley,
Fred Sharkey, Charles Lowder,
Ted Wallace, Billie Rae Drye, Pat-
tie Crowell, Geraldine Luther, Lu-
cienne W^hitlock, Claud Furr, New
ell Almond, Deward Lefler, and
Coleman Austin.
$5.70 coliectea loi i-uc ~
Betty Grable, Tyrone Power, An Animal, Or
What Have You! Would You Swap Places?
It’s a known fact that at
me in our lives we all wish we
„ere something that we aren’t, but
when a reporter went about the
school inquiring what different stu
dents would rather be, he got a gal
axy of answers ranging from a
bicycle pump (so she could always
blow off air) to Clark Gable.
(What’s he got? Just Carole Lom-
^^Among the important statistics
compiled were (1) seniors’ answers
were just as silly as freshmen sj
(2) grade A students answered
just as silly as students who do
more poorly in their work; and (d)
nobody knew what they were talk
ing about and nobody cared.
One matronly ninth grade girl
(she wouldn’t be quoted) said that
if she had to be something else,
she’d rather be a HOUSEWIFE!
We suggested that she consult Mrs.
Fry or Mrs. Gehring for further
information on the subject.
Eighth graders were especially
interested in things that walk,
swim or fly. Mary Lou Byrd had
rather be an earthworm, “Cause
then you can’t fall down and hurt
youi’self.”
Bill Hartsell had rather be an
encyclopedia (whew!) “because no
body ever reads one and I’d last
forever.” There’s something to
that!
Eleventh graders weren’t par
ticularly bright with their answers,
either. Charles Whiteley had rath
er be a barber and shave Bill Long.
At least that’s something useful!
Jimmie Senter is a boy with am
bition. He’d rather be President.
Another boy with ambition is Bill
Morrow. He would rather be Yu-
hudi! That boy’ll go places.
Another twelfth grader, Laura
Frances Peck, would like to be “a
little bird and flit from tree to
tree.” (No reason given.)
Ted Wallace wins first prize and
takes all the money. He’d rather
just be himself “because I like it
better that way.”
First Annual Ever
Published At AHS
To Appear In 1941
The senior class of Albemarle
high school is sponsoring an annual
for the first time in the history
of the school. A name has not
been decided on yet but will be an
nounced when the various names
being turned in to the committee
are discussed and voted on by the
The covers for the annual will
be blue with the name embossed in
gold on the front. This volume,
which has been dedicated to Mr.
Claud Grigg, school superinten
dent, will contain individual pic
tures of senior class students and
their officers, snapshots of super
latives, group pictures of under
classmen, clubs, athletic teams, and
other school organizations, and fac
ulty. It will also contain many in
formal snapshots of students and
teachers, portraying school life.
During a meeting held on Mon
day morning in the auditorium, the
class chose Lynne De Lotto, daugh
ter of Coach and Mrs. M. J. De
Lotto, and Tommy Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Smith, as mas
cots for 1941, Their pictures will
be included with the seniors’.
Lucille Palmer and Deward Lef
ler are chairmen of the photograph
committee, while Laura Frances
Peck and Polly Martin are in
charge of the snapshot committee.
Those appointed to head the com
mittee for work on senior writeups
are Willie Frances Efird and Cath
erine Whiteley. Nell Denning will
write the last will and testament;
Margaret Moore, the history; Ann
Henning, the prophecy, and Doris
Franks will have charge of statis-
Committees have been appointed
for writeups on the work of dra
matics, music, journalism, athletics
and other school departments, to
be included in the annual.
A business staff is being orga
nized to take care of publicity, sub
scriptions and advertisements,
which will finance the project.
All of these committees which
have been named will serve with
the journalism class, which is edit
ing the annual under the sponsor
ship of Mrs. Paul B. Fry.
Contracts have been signed for
publishing with the Inter-Collegi
ate Press and with the Ross Stu
dios, Inc., for pictures. The Stanly
News and Press will, of course, do
all the printing.
News Briefs
Mr. Paul Fry, Mrs. Lloyd Trox-
ler, Margaret Nisbet, and Sam
Andrew have been appointed by
Mrs. T. R. Wolfe, president of the
P.-T.A., to serve as an advisory
committee for the buying of robes
for the Chorus clubs, which the
P.-T.A. is sponsoring.
The local N. Y. A. program now
employs thirty-six students, the
highest number of workers ever
used on this program since its be
ginning in A. H. S.
Jay Snuggs and Earl Taylor
have served for the past month on
the committee for the daily raising
and lowering of the flag in front
of the high school building. Both
members of Scout troop five, the
boys were appointed by Ted Wal-
The annual dinner for the A. H.
S. school board members and the
city school principals will be given
by the members of the home eco
nomics department on February
18 in the department dining room.
About 160 members of the boys’
chorus group, under the direction
of Mr. Fry, presented a program
of skits and songs before the Al
bemarle Rotary club yesterday.